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THE INDIAN CHIEFTAIN. vti3gyjHjtfjfnK3J U-tffe.. itr CHIEFTAIN PUBLISHING CO. Everybody Free for People's Meat Market EAST OF TRAGK.- J. H. BAILEY, Proprietor. Fresh and Salt Meats, Sausage, Poultry, Xard and Everything to Tempt tlie -A.ppetite. Leave your Laundry with NUOK BERRY, HOTEL COBB, VINITA, - - IND. TER. Agent for D. H. Hollister, Parsons Steam Laundry. Work returned promptly and guar anteed to be the best. Boss Bluejacket, East of Track, Groceries, Provisions, Queensware, Dry Goods, Men's Clothing Good Goods, Pleasing Prices. Try me on for a square deal. 0. K. Meat Market J. J. COYNE. ; Fresh Beef, Pork, Mut ton, Barbecued Meat, Ba con, Lard, Bologna, and everylhingf a first-class market should contain. Fresh Bread Daily. Highest Price Paid for Hides. HI We Bi,d-- ffl - Houses Right tt ffi As to Price m As to Workmanship. All kinds of Houses WS All kinds of Material r WMF m - ff4Ldtff tjft A ((( Pr5onaee. DaTlson & Wheat, YInlta, I. T. s&ss y ?? T?ftT- llfJURJSslCg-g-S flfKSSSSnSSnre-Jwlli m Satisfied. Hundreds of the People of this vicinity have availed themselves of the opportunity I am now offering, and have bought their winter supplies while they could get them at such low prices. M Sali Merchandise of all kinds . xo v, vx Caun all to-night at my store. Everybody come and hear some fine music while the Big Auction Sale goes on. THE LATE ENACTMENTS. As Approved by tbo Principal audTTliich arc Now Lair. Chief An Act to pay certain Intruder! the ralue or lhrlr!mproTmtnU, at appraised pursuant to an agreement between the United Stales and the Cherokee nation. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the National council that the treasurer of the Cherokee nation, be, and he is, hereby authorized and directed foi and on behalf o the Cherokee nation to pay or to tender payment in lawful money of the United States to each of'the persons, in truders upon the domain of the Cherokee nation, whose improve ments have been nppraised by Josbua Hutchins, Peter H. Pernoi and Clem V. Rogers, pursuant to an agreement between the Chero kee nation and the United States, the amount of such appraisement, according to the schedule of such appraisements made and reported by tbem as modified and amiroved and now on file in the Cherokee executive department. Sec. 2 The said treasurer shall be paid for such extra services $3.50 per day and be authorized to appoint one assistant in the work. whose compensation shall be S3 50 per daj', and ten guard3, whose pay per diem for their service shall be $1.50. The said treasurer is directed to begin, continue and fin ish the duties imposed upon him by this act as promptly and speed ily as shall be practicable, and to make report thereof lo the princi pal chief for his information and that of the national council by or before the second week in Novem ber, 1895. Sec. 3. Should the tender be accepted the treasurer shall take a receipt from the person paid, which shall be substantially in the following form: Received from K. E. Starr.treas urer of the Cherokee nation, on this the day of ,1S95, the sum of dollars and cents, lawful money of the United States, in payment for improve ments in my possession in the Cherokee nation. ..... CSisned itness: Should any tender be declined, the said treasurer shall if practic able, procure from the person de dining the same a certificate or acknowldgement to that eflect. couched substantially in the words following: I certify (or acknowledge) that on this, the day of , 1895, E. E. Slarr, treasurer of the Cherokee nation, did tender for my acceptance the sum of dollars and cents, lawful money of the United States, as the appraised value of improvements in my possession in the Cherokee nation. Signed Witness: Sec. 4. The said treasurer is authorized to supply himself with such blank forms as in his judg ment may be required, ard when any blank is filled out for use as evidence it shall bo in duplicate NOlfll are going at prices that will astonish you. Come and Kxa.y uuuitj ciirai&uG BAND Sec. 5. Should any person to who tender shall be "made under this act refuse the amount ten dered, and refuse also to make written acknowledgment of such tender the said treasurer shall make such record of the refusal in each case, duly and sufficiently at tested at the time, as will operate to discharge the Cherokee nation of its obligations in the premises and furnish satisfactory evidence thereof to all concerned. Sec. C. In performing the ser vice required by this act and mak ing report thereof, the national treasurer is generally authorized and directed to pursue such meth od, and to adopt such means and forms as will furnish valid proof of the due and full performance by the Cherokee nation, of its obli gallons in the premises in each case; and in connection with his report of each payment, or tender of payment, m tde pursuant to this act, the national treasurer shall al so report the actual or estimated tize of the appraised improve ments, description and location of same, and such other facts and cir cumstances as may in his judg ment be of service to enable the Cherokee nation to identify and describe the improvements when disposed of. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That the sum of $63,015.36 be and the same is hereby appropriated out of that portion of the proceeds of the Cherokee Strip which has been set apart to pay for intru ders' improvements, to enable the national treasurer to make the payments required by this act; and that the further sum of $2500 or so much thereof as may be nec essary, is hereby appropriated out of same fund, so set apart, to pay all ex nses that shall be incurred in carrying out the requirements of this act; and the Principal Chief is authorized to draw warrants ac cordingly in favor of the persons rendering service under this act upon the certificates of such ser vice issued by the national treas urer shall immediately publish a notice in four or more newspapers published in the Cherokee nation, to the effect that the payments authorized by this act are about to be made, and shall also notify per.-onalh by mail or otherwise, each person to whom tender of payment is to be made under this act.thal such payment will be made to such person, "on or about the day or time to be designated by the treasurer in the notification. Sec. S. Be it further enacted, That as soon as the principal chief shall be informed by the na'tional treasurer that the payments au thorized by this act have been completed, the principal chief is directed to notify the government of the United States that the obli gations of the Cherokee nation in the premises have been fulfilled. and to apply for the removal of all I intruders as promptly as may bo J practicable after January 1, 1S96. ibtc. 9. Be it further enacted, That the said national treasurer be, and he is required, before en VINITA, INDIAN TERRITORY, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1S95. IS YOUR to my- store. x ou can ouy jbuutb, bMUijJb .AJND what other Merchants will ask you. tering upon his duties under this act to file in the executive depart ment a bond to theCheroke nation in the sum of S6S.000 with sureties satisfactory to the principal chief, conditioned upon the faithful dis charge of his duties as required by mis act. Approved Sept. 20, 1895. THE ATTORNEY BILL. An Act providing Tor an attorney and for oth er purposes. Be it enacted by the national council, That E. C. Boudinot be and he is hereby appointed special attorney of the Cherokee nation and authorized to be commissioned br the principal chief, with full powers, under instructions and authority hereinafter given, to rep resent the Cherokee nation in suit or case of Moses Whitmire, trustee of the Cherokee Freedmen, vs. the Cherokee nation and the United States, decided by the United States court of claims, March 4 and 18, and May S, 1895. The said attorney is authorized and in structed to proceed immediately to Washington City and obtain the advice and opinion of an able and competent attorney or attorneys in regard to the feasibility, expedien cy and advantage to the Cherokee nation of appealing the said suit to the United States supreme court or of obtaining a rehearing thereof. Should such advice and opinion bo in favor of a further prosecution of said suit, the said attorney shall be and is hereby authorized to make a contract for and on behalf of the Cherokee na tion with one or more competent practicing attorneys,learned in the law, for his or her services until a final judgment shall be rendered in said case. Such contract to be approved by the principal chief before going into effect, for which purpose the principal chief is au thorized to accompany the said at torney to Washington City. The said attorney is further in structed, should the said cause be further prosecuted as provided, to aid the attorney or attorneys, who shall be employed as pro vided, by consulting with and fur nishing to them such information as they desire or may be required on the conduct of such case; for which purpose he is authorized to remain in Washington City, when his presence shall be necessary during the progress of the trial of the suit until final judgment shall be had. The attorneys represent ing the Cherokee nation arc in structed to use all possible and proper means ami endeavors to obtain such final judgment and de cision at the earliest date practi cable. Be it further enacted, That the sum of $5,000 or so much thereof as shall be necessary is hereby ap propriated out of the residue of the money set apart for the pay ment of intruders for their im provements, to pay for the advice and opinion as authorized above, to be obtained. and for the services of the atfirnev or attorneys who shall be eJaployed to represent the or Two Days, CONC w. Cherokee nation in said suit when such service has been rendered. Be it further enacted, That the said attorneys appointed by this act shall receive lor his services and expenses, as herein defined, the sum of $1,000. The necessary txpenses incurred by the princi pal chief in going to and returning from Washington city shall also be paid. The sum of $1,000 is Hereby appropriated out of the fund set apart to pay for intruders' improvements to pay for the ser vices and expenses of said attorney and additional sum of $2oO is ap propriated out of the same fund to pay the principal chief, as above provided to be incurred. And the principal chief is hereby author ized to draw warrants in accord ance with the appropriations made above. The sums severally ap propriated by this act, out of the fund set apart for the payment of the intruders for their improve ments shall be reimbursed and re turned to said fund out of the first money coming into the hands of the national treasurer to be applied for general purposes. WALLACE IIOI.L HILL. An Act providing lor tbe tiLIng or testimony and (or oilier purposes. Be it enacted by the national council, that the principal chief be and he is hereby authorized to ap point and commission three suit able and competent persons,whose duty it shall be to obtain as speed il as possible from persons living in the Cherokee nation such depo sitions, affidavits or written state- uients, under oath, as will serve and suffice, in the judgment of the principal chief, to substantiate or invalidate, as the case may be, the so called Wallaco roll of Cherokee freedmen, as a true.correct and re liable showing of the number of freedmen who were entitled to and were exercising the rights to Cher okee citizenship under the 9th ar ticle of the treaty of 1SC6, at the time said roll was made. The per sons so appointed shall complete their labors as herein defined with in two weeks from and after date of the approval of this act, and they shall embrace in their report a statement of such facts, material to the matter investigated, as shall come to the knowledge of cither of them, but which, for want of time, they may be unable to present in the form prescribed. In order to expedite the work, each of the persons to be appoint ed shall either be a notary public, or shall be accompanied by a no tary public, or be a district clerk of the district wherein the depo sition is being taken, with his of ficial seal; and the principal chief is authorized to give orders to the district clerks accordingly, when ever necessary. The persons so appointed, and notaries public and district clerks when accompanying and assisting such persons, shall each receive as compensation for their special ser vices the sum of $3.50 per day up on their certificates approved by the principal chief, who is author ized to draw warrants accordingly; TITVE see. You can't for which purpose the sum of $150 or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of the amount set aside lo pay for intruders' improvements. Be it further enacted, That in all matters and things, not herein specified; pertaining to the taking of evidence authorized by this act, and the form, object, disposition and report thereof, and matters relating thereto, the persons above provided to be appointed to super vise or perform the work, shall be guided and governed by the orders, directions and instructions of the principal chief. INDIAN AITAIHS. Extract From Animal Iteport of D. 31. Wisdom. Agent intruders. In my last report I expressed the opinion that the decision of the Interior department in the case of John O. Cobb, et al, had sim plified the question of citizenship, and had settled the status of a large number of peieons hitherto held as rejected claimants This decision has been followed up by a similar one in the "Watts" case and its determination has done much to re-assure Chcrokees that the gov ernment means to enforce its treaty obligations and grccments, and in due time unload that nation of a class of intruders who have men- Mt,lU ...J WV . ..-f.... T .. ". period ot years, since there is no doubt that the government, by its inaction, has fostered an element whose presence has been produc tive of strife, internal feuds, and a per- Mial friction that has marred tl.f jsual peaceful routine of the affairs between citizens and non citizens of this agency. I am not sure that the matter demands fur ther attention at my hands either in the way of recommendations or suggestions. I think, however, it is due to candor to say that in my opinion the removal of rejected claimants to citizenship is a mat ter that can be accomplished by the intervention of the military without much expense or the shed ding ot one drop oi uioou. nit! majority ot tnese intruders live near the Kansas and Arkansas lines, and I do nut think it would be either cruel or unjust to them to move them within the boun daries of said states and out of this territory. It would put them out of a so-called semi barbaric coun try into a land of milk and honey, schools and churches, where pro gress is the watch -word and where every man can acquire a home who is willing to work, enjoy the boon of holding in severalty, and wor ship God under his own "vine and fig tree." It may be that in the course of human events, a po litical Moses will be found to take these people to this land of prom ise. I think the sum of five thous and dollars, judic'ously expended would rid the Cherokee nation of intruders, and ?V recommend that an appropria)0 of that sum, by ERT' Don't help but buy. When the UIjUTMINCt at half congress, be made for that purpose. I know that it is argued that al lotment of lands in severalty would bring about a settlement of tho in truder question because lands would only be allotted to Chcro kees by blood, and therefore, each allottee could apply to the courts and get an ejectment writ against a declared intruder or a rejected claimant and, in this way the in truder or tresspasser upon Indian soil would be eliminated from the body politic. This view of the case seems to mo to be fallacious as well as indirect, and as likely to involve the rightful owner in litigation. His allotment would come to him loaded with a law suit and his ultimate right must be asseried iii the court house. This means, delay, vexation and expense. The direct, honest mode it seems to me is to remove the intruder bodily and let the Indian take his heritage for which he has paid the full measure of its value sometimes in blood and sometimes in money, but often in both, without let, incumbrance, or delay. The United States, in my opinion, should assert the power and dignity of a great nation by direct methods, and not let the weaker Indian be compelled to contend m the courts for a right which belongs to him freo and un tramelled. Again, 1 am satisfied that tho intruders or rejected claimants do not mean to surren der their alleged rights, which have been decided as untenable by the Interior department, without a struggle. Indeed, there is al ready a movement on foot in cer tain districts of the Cherokee na tion, by which the said claimants propose to organize a nation inside of the Cherokee nation to be known as the "Cherokee Inhabi tant Nation," basing their claims upon certain clauses of tho treaty ot 1S66 made between the Chero kces and the United States. All acknowledged citizens of the Cher okee nation and all persons who can substantially prove themselves entitled by blood or adoption, by marriage or otherwise, may be come citizens of this new govern ment. After their organization they propose to a?k the Govern ment of the United States to pro tect them, and to hold themselves amenable only to the laws of the United States, and to grow up as a new nation under the shadow of the Cherokee nation whose laws they do not propose to respect but will openly defy. A meeting of this kind was held at Vinita, In dian Territory, on the 12th ultimo. It represented constituents ani mated by the above purpose, and so long as they have a foot-hold a residence, legal or not in the In dian country, they will be distur bers of the peaco and promoters of discord; and while they cry aloud and spare not, for allotment and statehood, they arebutstumb. ling blocks and obstacles to that mutual good will and fraternal feel ing which must be cultivated and secured before allotment is practi cable and statehood is desirable. VOL. XIV.-NO. 6 Miss It. conclusion. Despite the complex condition of affairs- of this agency, the inevi table clash between opyosing ele ments of societv, the lack of full jurisdiction in our courts, the un certainty in our land tenure, and that uneasiness under salutary re straint which now and then erupts into outlawry and swells the crim inal calendar, the five tribes show a considerable advance in prosperity and also an increase in numbers. They have erected new, and in many instances, costly resi- ueuces, anu nave enlarged their farms and have redeemed the waste places from their primitive condition and made them smile with tho badges of industry and peace. By some this fact is used as an argument why the territory should be admitted to statehood; by others it is contended that it proves that the Indian is capable of self government and can stand alone in the direction of his own affairs. Viewed either way it por tends, at no distant day, a settle ment of the vexed Indian problem. The practice of intermarriage between whites and Indians is al so a steady factor in changing the social status of our people. In deed.Joel B. Mayes, once a great jniei oi me cueroKees, said to the writer: "Let the boys and girls alone. In tho next twenty years they will settle the Indian ques tion in ray tribe according to the old rule" (as he said) "under which Abraham begat Isaac and Isaac begat Jacob, and so on down through the generations of men." The writer interposed no objec tions to the fulfillment of Uncle Joel's prophesy. At any rate, taking into consid eration the abundant crops with which providence has blessed this country during the past year, the outlook for the future welfare of the five tribes is promising and re-assuring, and there is nothing in the situation to disturb the dream of the sentimentalists or to precipi tate radical measures of relief bv political charlatans. It must bo remembered that "change is not always reform," and President Cleveland has well said, "a slow movement towards American citi zenship, fully understood and ap proved by the Indians, is infinite ly better than swifter results gained by broken pledges and false PrOm- lses. Finally allow me to express ray thanks to the Indian bureau for courtesies extended me in the dis charge of my duties during tho past year, and to assure it that I appreciate its able co-operation and supervision in managing the affairs of the agency. 1 foresee troubles and perplexities ahead of me in the near future, but I shall endeavor to meet them to the best of my ability, and trust that no act of mine will bring discredit to the Indian service. Respectfully submitted, 1). M Wisdom, U. S. Indian Agent, r